Iran Receives More Airplanes Ahead of Renewed US Sanctions
Iran's economy has rapidly deteriorated in recent months due in part to uncertainty over the atomic accord, fueling protests. Trump had denounced the deal reached under his White House predecessor, Barack Obama, as one-sided in Iran's favour.

USA job growth slows, trade deficit widens
The number of people working part time for economic reasons was basically the same in July as it was in June - around 4.6 million. One cloud on the horizon has been the Trump administration's trade fights with China, the European Union , Canada and Mexico.

Justin Thomas Holds The 54 Hole Lead At Firestone
Eight-time WGC-Bridgestone champion Tiger Woods dropped three shots after a 73 to plummet to three under. He hit only five of 14 fairways and just 10 of 18 greens but had his fewest putts of the week with 27.

GOP congressman busted for insider trading
Collins was one of President Donald Trump's earliest supporters and acted as the congressional liaison for Trump's 2016 campaign. Chris Collins surrendered to federal agents in NY on Wednesday to face insider trading charges .

India v/s England, 1st Test - Follow Day 3 as it happens
India claimed the prize wicket of England captain Joe Root as the first Specsavers Test at Edgbaston remained on a knife edge. That is what we're here to do: "we are here to compete, we are here to fight and we are going to keep doing that".

OH offers sales tax holiday this weekend
Friday, and ending at midnight Sunday, Oklahomans will be able to shop for many items with a temporary exemption from sales tax. It's Back to School season on the First Coast and parents will have the opportunity to save on school supplies this weekend.

China to put 25% tariffs on $16 billion worth of USA products
Analysts still expect a less favorable overall trade balance for China in coming months given it's early days in the tariff brawl. Beijing , accusing the United States of trade bullying, has retaliated by imposing tariffs on an equal measure of American goods.

Several countries have expressed support for Saudi Arabia, including Egypt and Russian Federation, which both told Ottawa it was unacceptable to lecture the kingdom on human rights. "A mistake has been made and a mistake should be corrected", the Saudi minister said.

The first Canadian source said Ottawa shared the view of foreign policy experts who believe the Saudi reaction reflected internal strains inside the kingdom, where 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is trying to push through domestic reforms.

Some analysts perceive the move as both a power play for the kingdom's young leader and a demonstration put on for the benefit of countries with stronger ties to Saudi Arabia than Canada.

Saudi Arabia has directed asset managers to sell off Canadian equities as part of an escalating response to criticism from Canada according to a report by the Financial Times.

China plans tariffs on $60B of U.S. goods
The escalating dispute, with no settlement in sight, has fueled fears it might chill global trade and economic growth. The 25 percent duty would be applied to the proposed list of $200 billion of Chinese products announced on July 10.

Tourist plane crashes in Swiss Alps, all 20 on board dead
He said it had its full annual service during the winter, and "we know of no technical problems with this aircraft". The plane was operated by Ju-Air, a Swiss company that offers tours with vintage former Swiss military aircraft.

Trump proposes car-mileage rollback; states sue in protest
The new guidelines will keep standards at 2020 levels until 2026, instead of mandating that they improve over this time period. Trump administration wants to freeze Obama-era requirements that force automakers to manufacture more fuel-efficient vehicles.

And, a tweet from Saudi Arabia's state airline said all flights from and to Toronto would be suspended starting from August 13th.

Riyadh also froze new trade with Ottawa and made plans to relocate thousands of Saudi students and patients in Canada to other countries.

"Saudi Arabia simply can not afford to alienate any other sections of the global community in the midst of its unpopular military engagement in Yemen, its indirect confrontation with Iran", commentator Jamal Khashoggi wrote in the Washington Post.

Saudi scholarship recipients to Canadian universities were ordered to other countries.

The dispute looks set to damage what is a modest bilateral trade relationship worth almost $4 billion a year.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's main state wheat-buying agency, Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO), issued a notice to exporters that it will no longer buy Canadian wheat and barley. Canadian exports to Saudi Arabia were about $1.12 billion in 2017, or 0.2 percent of the total value of Canadian exports.